80 years of hospitality, opulence in Toronto: The Royal York Hotel (National Post)
From the National Post:
By Karen Hawthorne, National Post
The hotel has a long tradition of exquisite attention to detail and grand hospitality. She turned 80 this month and, with a few nips and tucks over the years, still maintains her fabulous good looks over an entire city block across from Union Station, downtown central: hand-painted ceilings, Travertine pillars, ornate furnishings, wall hangings and crystal chandeliers. Back in 1929, the hotel was the tallest building in the British Empire. There were 28 floors, 10 passenger elevators and 1,048 rooms, each with radios, private showers and bathtubs. The total cost was $16-million.
http://www.canada.com/travel/years+hospitality+opulence+Toronto+Royal+York+Hotel/1763876/story.html
By Karen Hawthorne, National Post
The hotel has a long tradition of exquisite attention to detail and grand hospitality. She turned 80 this month and, with a few nips and tucks over the years, still maintains her fabulous good looks over an entire city block across from Union Station, downtown central: hand-painted ceilings, Travertine pillars, ornate furnishings, wall hangings and crystal chandeliers. Back in 1929, the hotel was the tallest building in the British Empire. There were 28 floors, 10 passenger elevators and 1,048 rooms, each with radios, private showers and bathtubs. The total cost was $16-million.
http://www.canada.com/travel/years+hospitality+opulence+Toronto+Royal+York+Hotel/1763876/story.html
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